Description: Oriental NetworksCulture, Commerce, and Communication in the Long Eighteenth Century Author(s): Barbel Czennia, Greg Clingham, Barbel Czennia, Greg Clingham, Richard Coulton, Stephanie Howard-Smith, Samara Anne Cahill, Jennifer L. Hargrave, James Watt, Kevin L. Cope Format: Paperback Publisher: Bucknell University Press,U.S., United States Imprint: Bucknell University Press,U.S. ISBN-13: 9781684482719, 978-1684482719 Synopsis Oriental Networks explores forms of interconnectedness between Western and Eastern hemispheres during the long eighteenth century, a period of improving transportation technology, expansion of intercultural contacts, and the emergence of a global economy. In eight case studies and a substantial introduction, the volume examines relationships between individuals and institutions, precursors to modern networks that engaged in forms of intercultural exchange. Addressing the exchange of cultural commodities (plants, animals, and artifacts), cultural practices and ideas, the roles of ambassadors and interlopers, and the literary and artistic representation of networks, networkers, and networking, contributors discuss the effects on people previously separated by vast geographical and cultural distance. Rather than idealizing networks as inherently superior to other forms of organization, Oriental Networks also considers Enlightenment expressions of resistance to networking that inform modern skepticism toward the concept of the global network and its politics. In doing so the volume contributes to the increasingly global understanding of culture and communication. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
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Book Title: Oriental Networks
Item Height: 216 mm
Item Width: 140 mm
Series: Apercus: Histories Texts Cultures
Author: Barbel Czennia, Greg Clingham
Publication Name: Oriental Networks: Culture, Commerce, and Communication in the Long Eighteenth Century
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Samara Anne Cahill, Kevin L. Cope, James Watt, Barbel Czennia, Jennifer L. Hargrave, Stephanie Howard-Smith, Greg Clingham, Richard Coulton, Rutgers University Press
Subject: Archaeology, Science
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 340 Pages
